St Thomas of Canterbury Catholic Primary School For week beginning 18th July, Issue 14

I felt so proud of our Year 6s this week as they performed Peter Pan and then today

at St Pius for the Retreat Day. It says a lot for their attitude to school that these

events are so successful and so special coming as they do in the last full week of the

Year. I am proud too of every child in the school. Reading all the reports it soon

becomes apparent just how wonderful our children are! Yes there is always room to

improve and there are always things we could do better or have done differently but

ultimately what matters is how we choose to behave and how we relate to others and

how we approach learning and life. I think our children do all of that very well.

Next year we will be focussing on attitudes for learning and the fact that we all

need to follow just one simple Golden Rule: to treat others as we would like to be

treated. You will hear much more of this in the form of the St Thomas Learner in

September. In the meantime we have one more week. An important week, with

celebrations and reflections for those who are leaving us as well as the excitement of

Transition Day, looking forward in anticipation to the year ahead. We are sad to be

saying goodbye to a number of wonderful staff as well, to Mrs Reid, Mrs Ludolf and

Mrs Wheatley – more on all of this next week.. Next week we will also be sending

out a calendar for the year ahead and a full picture book of the Summer term as

well as the last Weekly News of my first year at St Thomas’ – I have loved every

minute. Thank you for welcoming me so warmly in to the school family. Enjoy your

weekends. Neil Lewin

District Sports

6.30pm New reception class parents meet the teacher

11.00am Leavers’ Mass – Year 6 parents and those of children elsewhere in the

school who are leaving St Thomas’ this year, you are all invited to attend.

Report surgery (3.45pm on, please email for appointments)

TRANSITION DAY in new classes

Awards Worship

End of term – 2.00pm! Have a wonderful summer!

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All outstanding money for school meals must be paid before the end of term. Payment can be made either online at www.scopay.com/stthomas-pri or by cheque payable to Surrey County Council, or by cash in a sealed envelope with the name and class marked clearly on it

We are missing a large number of class and School Library books. Please have a good look at home and send back any books belonging to the school before the end of term, in readiness for the new academic year. Thank you!

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ST THOMAS OF CANTERBURY

ROLL OF HONOUR

For Being Successful and Confident Learners Thomas Mansell Jamie Moore Matilda Grover

Isabelle Lallemand Ella Boltwood Jack McAuliffe

Florian Ruppert Martyna Nikolas Oliver Vitulli

For Making a Positive Contribution Isabella Hutchings Jada Hunte Gionni Milanese

For being Responsible Role Models Luke Gaughan Eva Burdall Mila Geen

Susana Aldous Svetlana Mills Joe Vitulli

Jose McNamara Mia Isabelle Gaskin

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Autumn Term INSET DAY Monday 5th September INSET DAY Tuesday 6th September Term starts Wednesday 7th September Half term Monday 24th – 28th October (inclusive) Term ends Wednesday 21st December

Spring Term 2017 INSET DAY Tuesday 3rd January Term starts Wednesday 4th January Half term Monday 13th - 17th February (inclusive) Term ends Friday 31st March

Summer Term 2017 Term starts Tuesday 18th April School closed Bank Holiday Monday 1st May Half term Monday 29th - 2nd June (inclusive) INSET DAY Monday 5th June INSET DAY Friday 23rd June Term ends Friday 21st July

Well done to a trio of

stars from Year 1, Kobey

Mack, Amelina Rizzo

(and her soon to be Reception

class brother Rafael) and

Zed Tindogo who

between them cycled an

amazing 16.8km and

raised over £200 for

Cherry Trees, the respite

care providing charity for

children and young

people with disabilities

based in East Clandon.

Thank you if you

sponsored them – it’s not

too late, send your

donations in via the

school Office, thank you!

Our School Cook, Rachel Chatfield won a Silver Award in the National Local Authority Catering Awards last week with an amazingly decorated cake. I am waiting for the School puddings to be decorated to that standard too… watch this space (but maybe not for too long!) Well done Rachel!

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Registration is now open for the Parish First Holy

Communion Course. You can find out more and sign up

through the Parish website: www.cpg.church

This week Hatchlands Park very kindly lent 3B some of their space

hoppers for a game of 'Space Hopper Rounders'! Miss Botham

certainly enjoyed it and hopefully the children did too! (they did,

they told me!)

This summer Hatchlands Park’s outdoor theatre will

be showing The Wizard of Oz and Dotty the Dragon. More

information and tickets are available at www.visitguildford.com and

a limited number of flyers can be found in reception.

What a wonderful night we enjoyed last week at the Midsummer

Night’s Dream Ball at Guildford Rugby Club. Thank you to

everyone who was there and made the evening so much fun and

especially to the PTA team that organised what was a truly special

evening. Apologies to all present for the Teachers’ “Dance” but

thank you for paying us to stop!

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Cumberland pork

sausages with

BBQ

sauce, mashed

potato and

broccoli florets

Roast British

chicken with

stuffing, roast

potatoes, carrot

and swede and

gravy

Beef bolognese

bake with

herby bread and

sweetcorn

Crispy coated

pollock

with oven chips

and baked beans

Whatever Mum

and Dad are

cooking!

v Boston bean

filled jacket

potato

with sliced

carrots

v Country bake

with roast

potatoes

and cabbage

v Cauliflower

and broccoli

cheese

with 1/2 jacket

potato and green

beans

v Quorn lattice

slice with oven

chips

and garden peas

Baked potato with

cheese or tuna

Baked potato with

cheese or tuna

Baked potato with

cheese or tuna

Baked potato with

cheese or tuna

Salad selection and

freshly baked

bread

Salad selection and

freshly baked

bread

Salad selection and

freshly baked

bread

Salad selection and

freshly baked

bread

v Autumn fruit

crumble and

custard*

v Fresh fruit

salad with

vanilla crème

fraiche

v Ginger cookie v Chocolate

sponge with

chocolate sauce

I do hope that you have found the end of year reports in their new and fuller format, together with all the additional information, helpful and a true reflection of your child’s year. Please do send a comment back to the class teacher on the form attached to the covering letter and, if you do have any unanswered concerns, please do book an appointment for Tuesday to meet with your child’s class teacher. Thank you. Your children are wonderful and Mrs Carter and I thoroughly enjoyed reading about all their successes (and next steps)!

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